Program Development in the 21st Century

An Evidence-Based Approach to Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4129-7449-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 960 g

The most in-depth examination of mental health program development available today

Offering practical strategies and tools readers can use on the job, this comprehensive book covers the practices, conditions, and legislative issues that affect program development. Using a unique 14-step model, the author guides readers through every stage of the process, from identifying a need, establishing a research basis, and designing the clinical program through implementing, evaluating, and sustaining the program. This valuable work captures the most significant changes that have occurred in human services and mental health program development over the last decade and demonstrates the need for mental health professionals to be well versed in business, management, and research as well as in clinical skills.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Calleja, Nancy G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author
Acknowledgments
1. Comprehensive Program Development in the Mental Health Professions
PART I: PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
2. Establish the Need for Programming: Developing the Rationale
3. Establish a Research Basis for Program Design
4. Address Cultural Identity Issues in Program Design
5. Design the Clinical Program
6. Develop the Staffing Infrastructure
7. Identify and Engage Community Resources
8. Identify and Evaluate Potential Funding Sources
9. Develop the Financial Management Plan
10. Develop the Proposal
PART II: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
11. Implement the Program
12. Evaluate the Program
13. Build and Preserve Community Resources
14. Develop an Advocacy Plan
15. Develop an Information-Sharing Plan
16. Attain Program and Organizational Accreditation
17. Putting It All Together: Comprehensive Program Development in the 21st Century
Appendix: Web Resources Discussed in Text
Glossary
Author Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Calleja, Nancy G.
Nancy G. Calley, Ph.D., LPC is associate professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy. She is also the clinical director of Spectrum Human Services, Inc. and Affiliated Companies. She has worked in the mental health and human services field for more than 2 decades primarily in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and traumatic brain injury. She has developed several clinically-based programs and has published numerous articles on program development and juvenile sex offenders, as well as other areas. She continues to be highly active in comprehensive program development efforts today.